A few days ago, a reader asked me this: "How did you overcome the financial hurdles of homesteading, both starting and continuing? ....Obviously you are happily "living on less," but you also have obvious real expenses." This is a huge question, one that I certainly cannot fully address in one post, but I thought I'd start plugging away at it. Yes, homesteading can be expensive. If you are choosing to homestead on acreage, as we are, then there is the cost of land, of infrastructure like a road, or water.  There is the cost of purchasing, renting, or building your home.  There are expenses related to gardening, to preserving, to caring for livestock.  There is a never-ending list of … [Read more...]